Time Standards

Qualification time standards are set by the various governing bodies that come under the umbrella of USA Swimming. Championship meets require swimmers meet or exceed these standards.

The Rules of Swimming are posted here (excerpt from the 2020 USA Swimming Rules & Regulations handbook).

Click here to look up all times and best times for an individual swimmer (links to the USA Swimming times database)

Times for 2021-2022 season championship meets are posted below.

2021-2024 National Age Group Motivational Times (B, BB, A, etc. by age/gender for short course yards on pages 5-6, short course meters on pages 3-4, and long course meters on pages 1-2). Look up your swimmer's age, gender, and swimming course to find the time standard for each event. From August to March/April we are swimming in short course yards pools. In the summer we are swimming in long course meters pool. Be sure to look at the correct swimming course.

STAGS times standards for the 2022 championship meets will be A and faster times by age group and gender, according to the National Age Group Motivational Time standards.

2022 TAGS Short Course time standards - short course yards (revised by TAGS Committee 1/26/22)

2022 TAGS Long Course time standards - long course meters (revised by TAGS Committee 1/26/22)

2022 Sectionals time standards - short course yards and long course meters (posted revised 12/2121)

2022 Futures time standards (posted 11/24/21)  *LCA is zoned for the Zone 4 meet at Texas A&M University

2022 Junior National Championship time standards 

2022 Phillips 66 National Championship time standards

Times for 2020-2021 season championship meets are posted below.

2021 STAGS Time Standards (4/20/21) Short course yards, short course meters, and long course meters. 

2021 STX Champs Time Standards (4/20/21) Short course yards, short course meters, and long course meters: The STX meet for long course (in the summer) is for swimmers with equal to or faster than B times to slower than STAGS times. 

2021 TAGS Time Standards (11/13/20): Short course yards

2021 TAGS Time Standards (11/13/20): Long course meters

2021 Sectionals Time Standards (same as 2020 time standards): Short course yards and long course meters 

2021-2024 National Age Group Motivational Times (B, BB, A, etc. by age/gender for short course yards, short course meters, and long course meters) 

Olympic Trials:

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Time Standards (5/27/22)